公开(公告)号：US06239800B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-29

申请号：US08990326

申请日：1997-12-15

申请人： Debra Lee Mayhew ,  Miriam Sarah Powell ,  David E. Shough

发明人： Debra Lee Mayhew ,  Miriam Sarah Powell ,  David E. Shough

IPC分类号： G06F300

CPC分类号： G06F8/61 ,  G06F9/453 ,  Y10S715/966 ,  Y10S715/967

摘要： The invention leads a user through an application program procedure via interactions with displayed information. A method incorporating the invention first displays maps (i.e., flow charts) of tasks required to be accomplished during the application procedure. The maps include various graphical icons, each of which provides an indication of job execution status; job names that are associated with at least some of the graphical icons; and connectors between the job names which designate an execution relationship therebetween. During the application program procedure, the presentation of a graphical icon is modified to indicate a readiness of an associated job to execute. Thereafter, the user selects the associated job for execution by entering a selection signal. The graphical icon's presentation is modified to indicate completion of execution of the associated job and the presentations of one or more connectors are modified to indicate a completion of execution. A preferred application of the method of the invention is to an application program which enables installation of a complex software system such as a database, on a mainframe computer.

摘要翻译： 本发明通过与显示的信息的交互通过应用程序过程引导用户。 结合本发明的方法首先显示在应用程序期间需要完成的任务的映射（即，流程图）。 地图包括各种图形图标，每个图标提供作业执行状态的指示; 与至少一些图形图标相关联的作业名称; 以及指定它们之间的执行关系的作业名称之间的连接器。 在应用程序过程期间，修改图形图标的呈现以指示相关联的作业的准备就绪。 此后，用户通过输入选择信号来选择相关联的作业来执行。 修改图形图标的表示以指示相关作业的执行完成，并修改一个或多个连接器的演示以指示执行完成。 本发明的方法的优选应用是能够在大型计算机上安装诸如数据库的复杂软件系统的应用程序。

公开(公告)号：US07447998B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-04

申请号：US11381673

申请日：2006-05-04

申请人： Tracy Hutcheson ,  Michael Wei Mao ,  Debra Lee Mayhew

发明人： Tracy Hutcheson ,  Michael Wei Mao ,  Debra Lee Mayhew

IPC分类号： G06F3/048

CPC分类号： G06F3/0482

摘要： Various embodiments of a computer-implemented method, system and computer program product provide a graphical interface. At least one tab is presented on a display. The tab comprises one or more child objects of a parent object of a hierarchy of objects. The tab has a three-dimensional effect. The tab has an apparent bend into the display. The apparent bend into the display increases as a depth of the one or more child objects of the hierarchy increases.

摘要翻译： 计算机实现的方法，系统和计算机程序产品的各种实施例提供图形界面。 至少有一个选项卡显示在显示屏上。 选项卡包含对象层次结构的父对象的一个​​或多个子对象。 该标签具有三维效果。 该标签在显示屏上有明显的弯曲。 随着层次的一个或多个子对象的深度增加，显示器的明显弯曲增加。

公开(公告)号：US06694326B2

公开(公告)日：2004-02-17

申请号：US09837051

申请日：2001-04-18

申请人： Debra Lee Mayhew ,  Amy Chang ,  Michael Leon Pauser ,  Tu-An Cheng ,  Lara Hamilton Cone

发明人： Debra Lee Mayhew ,  Amy Chang ,  Michael Leon Pauser ,  Tu-An Cheng ,  Lara Hamilton Cone

IPC分类号： G06F1730

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  G06F17/30392 ,  G06F17/30395 ,  Y10S707/955 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99934 ,  Y10S707/99943

摘要： A dialog window for use in a filtering process provides filtering criteria based upon a limited number of object properties. Each property has an associated criterion input comprising an operator input and a value input which together with the associated property specify a filtering criterion. The dialog window preferably includes a limited number of properties, such as two or three properties, for simplicity and ease of use. Each property further has a selector in the form of a check box by which the user selects the operant filter criteria. The dialog window additionally includes a count button by which the user may update a count display which indicates the number of objects which will be returned using the presently entered filtering criteria.

摘要翻译： 用于过滤过程的对话窗口基于有限数量的对象属性提供过滤标准。 每个属性具有包括操作员输入和值输入的相关准则输入，其与相关联的属性一起指定过滤标准。 为了简单和易于使用，对话窗口优选地包括有限数量的属性，诸如两个或三个属性。 每个属性进一步具有以用户选择操作过滤标准的复选框形式的选择器。 对话窗口另外包括计数按钮，用户可以通过该按钮来更新指示将使用当前输入的过滤标准返回的对象的数量的计数显示。